Sponsors

Thank you to our Sponsors


We are grateful for the invaluable support of individual and business sponsors across our community. These “Friends of the Forum” enable all of us in Crested Butte to access prominent international, national, and local policy experts from a gamut of perspectives and experiences. As part of the CBPPF Sponsorship Program, we extend an invitation to our sponsors to participate in other events, including receptions and dinners, for our guest speakers during their stay in Crested Butte. This allows sponsors to personally meet and discuss ideas with each of our honored speakers and in some cases establish continuing relationships.

Please consider joining this engaging and dedicated group of Sponsors.

2024 Business Sponsors



2024 Individual Sponsors

Underwriters $2000+

MARY AND DICK ALLEN

RUTH TURNQUIST-CARVER & JIM SCHMIDT

BEVERLY GRIFFITH ~ Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley

JIM AND YNETTE HOGUE ~James M. & Ynette S. Hogue Philanthropic Fund

BILL PEATROSS 

STEPHANIE SEYMOUR 

CINDY AND STEVE SMITH

CLAIRE AND BILL STITT

Silver Sponsors $1000 +

BILL & TONI ABBOTT

DORIS AND BILL ALTMAN

SANDERS AND LINDA BENKWITH

DEBBIE & JUSTIN BONO

CATHY BENSON

TOM & HELEN CHASE

RANDY EWING

STEPHEN FRICK & JENNIFER RHATIGAN

 MARGIE AND JOHN HALEY

MARK AND SARAH KAUFMAN

SUSIE AND JIM MACLEAN

KEN AND LUCY REYNOLDS

SUE OATES

POLAN/ ROISTACHER Charitable Fund

CAROL BLITZ-SMITH and TIM COVINGTON ~ Elaine & Sidney Blitz Family Foundation

BOB VALENTINE AND STEVE BOLTON

KATE AND AL VOGEL

JIM WATSON 

DICK AND RODI WHITING







Granite Sponsors $500 +

CAROLYN AND GARY ACHENBACH

ANONYMOUS

MARY JANE BRIDGES

JIM AND DORIS BROGAN

EMILY AND JOHN BRUNO

KARA BUCKLEY AND KARL ZACHAR

KATHY AND LEE CANNON

TOM CHASE - Waco Foundation 

SCOTT DESMARAIS & GABI PROCHASKA

MAGGIE AND JAN DIJKSTRA

ELIZABETH AND RAY FITZGERALD

WILL HAMILTON & JACKIE BIRD

DOROTHY HASKELL

JAMES & JERI HOUSTOUN

KAREN AND TOM JENSEN

RICK JUNGERS & MARTHA CHURCHILL

ANN FRANCIS JURY

LYNDA YOUNF KAFFIE

RUTH KEENE

WENDY AND MAVIS KELSEY

MARGARET AND PETER KENNEL

BARBARA AND BOB KAUFFMAN 

ART MEARS AND PAULA LEHR

CHUCK MCGINNIS

MEL MILLER

KEN MOFFITT

MEG AND DAN PAPADATOS

SARA AND ROD RICHIE

JAN AND TOM RICKERT

LISA AND ROBERT RODMAN ~ Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley

FRANK STERN & CAROLINE MCLEAN

JAMES AND BARBARA THOMSON


We are a not-for-profit organization supported by sponsorships and donations from our local community.

Checks may be made out and mailed to: 

Public Policy Forum of Crested Butte

P.O. 2256

Crested Butte, CO  81224

crestedbutteforum@gmail.com

The Public Policy Forum is a Colorado State not-for-profit corporation and an IRS 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation.

All donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Federal Tax ID#20-3587565